Ice-cream freezer.



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Patented Ian. 28, i902.

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EDWARD RUSSELL MORSELOF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

ICE-SCREAM FREEZER.

SPECIFICATION frming pare of Letters :Patent Ive. 692,059, dated January 28, 1902.

Application flied April 1s, 1901. seal No. 56,405. tno model.)

To rz/Z wzmn/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD RUSSELL MORSE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama,have invented new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream Freezers,of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

Myinvention relates t-o ice-cream freezers, and has for its object to provide a simple apparatus permitting of freezing ice cream, either plain or fancy, in a short time and at a moderate expense, preventing contamination of the ice-cream by the freezing mixture and facilitating the insertion of the creamreceptacles and the removal of the ice-cream therefrom.

The invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 lis a face view of my improved icecream freezerand Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof with parts in section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. l

The freezer ,com prises a base A, with suitable standards A rising` therefrom, these standards carrying at their upper ends bearings A2, preferably open at the top. In one of the said bearings is adapted to rest a journal B, projected .from one end wall or head C of the receptacle C. This receptaclemay be round, as shown, or square or of anyother shape desired. The otherhead C2 ot' the receptacle has a central opening,with a shoulder formed by a flange C3, against which is adapted to become seated a rubber gasket D, secured to the removable cover E, or the gasket may be secured to the receptacle.` The cover E is adapted td be held in position by catches or turn-buttons F, pivoted to the head C?. From the cover projects centrally outward a journal E in alinement with the `journal B and provided with an angular portion` E2, adapted to receive a crank Gr, or the crank may be secured permanently to the journal. The head C2 is provided `with a series of apertures at different distances from'itscenter, said apertureshavingrubber linings D,and the head in the center.

C has on itsinner surface in aliuement with said apertures recesses C4 of smaller dimensions than the corresponding apertures. Adjacent to the recesses may be located inwardly-projecting holders or lugs C5. The said apertures and recesses are adapted to receive the vessels or cups H, adapted to con'- tain the cream or other substance to be frozen. These oups are tapered toward their closed ends and are adapted to be closed by stoppers I, arranged to extend with their inner surfaces about fiush with the inner surface of the head C2. On the Stoppers may be indicated the nature (fiavor) of the cream to be frozen therein.

In operation to make plain icecream the cups H are filled, as usual, closed, and inserted into the receptacle C, the rubber linings D' holding them air and watertight. The cover E being removed, the lower part of the receptacle is filled with ice and salt. Then the cover is again .put on, and the crank G is turned or rocked, so as to swing the receptacle first in one direction and then in the other. Owing to the fact that the cups II are at different distances from the center the ice will be thoroughly agitated, and in eight to ten minutes the ice-cream will be ifound to be thoroughly frozen. The cups may then be removed individually,.and by holding a cloth dipped in hot water againstthe outer surface of the cup the icecream will be caused to fall out through the open end of the cup. This is facilitated by the tapering shape of the cup, which also insures a tight fit of the rubber linings D.

To make fancy ice-cream, the cup is at first filled onlypartly-say about one-third-with cream of one iiavor, say lemon. Under constant rocking of the receptacle C this cream willfirst form a thin frozen lining on the inside of the cup, andwhen all the cream of this flavor is frozen it will leave a free space I then place the machine so that the head C will stand horizontal and will form the bottom of the receptacle, and pour into the free central space cream of a different davon-say strawberryto fill said space partly or entirely. The cup being again closed, the machine'is brought back to the position shown in the drawings, and the recep tacle is rocked, as before, causing the straw- IOO berry cream to form a frozen core if the space was filled with it entirely or another tubular body in case the space was filled only partly. In the latter case a mixture of three distinct flavors, each visibly separated from the others, may be obtained by repeating the opera- 'tion above set forth,V

It will be obvious that the salt and ice cannot get into the cups H. The receptacle and cups can be readily cleaned. The entire construction is simpleand inexpensive, yet very efficient.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters locking the cover to the receptacle, and a series of cups projecting from the receptacle at that end which has the said cover at the head portion surrounding the cover, said cups eX- tending lengthwise of the axis about which the receptacle is mounted to turn.

2. A freezer forice-cream and the like, comprising a support provided with two bearings, a receptacle provided with two heads one of which has a central opening and the other a central journal, a cover for said opening provided with a central journal, fastenings for securing said cover to said receptacle and a plurality of cups engaging both heads of said receptacle and individually removable therefrom.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

EDWARD RUSSELL MORSE.

lVitnesses:

W. W. BETTs, F. DUNCAN. 

